Sergio Catanea

Review of Aerolink flight academy

There are no duros of 4 pesetas.

There are no duros of 4 pesetas.

I was an Italian student at the Aerolink school. My experience was very negative, for the following reasons:

1. The school has not complied with the EASA regulations according to which courses must consist of a maximum of 20 students. We were over 40. The result is that the lessons were extremely chaotic, with most of the students playing games rather than paying attention to the lessons.
2. Classes were to last 4 hours each. In fact, between delays, breaks, various time wasters, online games and early ends were reduced to no more than 2 / 2.5 hours (N.B. NOT WITH ALL TEACHERS. SOME TEACHERS RESPECTED THE PROGRAM AND WERE EXCELLENT).
3. Many (not all) teachers had a very low level. Some were former students, some even current students. Many lessons were totally disorganized, due to the total lack of professional training of the teachers. The result is that I had to prepare a large part of the program myself (despite the fact that the theoretical course was paid and at a very high price).
4. Unlike many other schools, it was not possible to take official exams at the end of each term, with the result that all exams had to be prepared twice: once for the internal exam and after a year (so so much, having forgotten everything in the meantime) for the official exam.
5. The school facilities are totally inadequate for the cost incurred: unreadable blackboards, insufficient air conditioning, teaching tools practically reduced to a few slides (WHEN PRESENT. Very often teachers simply read the textbook aloud ).
6. When the school was forced to close due to Covid 19, after a month of total unemployment, the lessons continued online, with an even lower level than those in the classroom.
7. I dropped out of the course because it was not up to the cost, and when I tried to contact the school for a refund, I was COMPLETELY IGNORED (I sent numerous emails to which I NEVER received a response).

My intention is to continue my studies at another school, at a level consistent with the price paid, but I am pending a refund of the unrealized part of the course (I paid 20 thousand euros for a quarter of face-to-face lessons and only 4 hours of flight).

Please note this review is the result of my personal experience and should be taken as such. I will also upload it to the main aviation forums, in Italian, English and Spanish.